Game Thread Lady Vols at Missouri

[armchair]

Another example of how we fall apart offensively--and defensively. DeShields looks terrible, and standing around.

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

So incredibly poorly coached

 

[BigOrangeD]

Nared has to finish that.

 

[LVJeff]

And yet another missed layup.

 

[teacherdean]

Holly allowed Mizzou by putting the wrong lineup in.

 

[Voluble2]

Our offense has no structure whatsoever. If we can't run a fast break or get it inside we have no idea what to do at all.

 

[LVJeff]

What happened...she made both of them.

 

[armchair]

Why is Middleton playing? Warlick is a little late getting Carter back in the game.

 

[BigOrangeD]

Another example of how we fall apart offensively--and defensively. DeShields looks terrible, and standing around.

Needs a foot in her a##.

 

[Vols4us]

There is nothing about this team that says winner. 50% from the free throw line and missed lay ups and open shots under 5 feet. Hot and cold - lose focus. No toughness down low.

 

[Vols4life]

Let a terrible team...back into the this game.....unreal

 

[armchair]

Good grief: Nared has been terrible. She just had an easy chance to make a layup, got fouled and missed.

 

[Volfan2012]

What could have been but at least we've won both quarters. Need to win the third by 7 because the fourth is where we play terrible.

 

[BigOrangeD]

Missed enough free throws and layups to have a 20 point lead. A shame because we really came to play tonight.
Then Holly puts in a horrible lineup to close out the second quarter.

SEC Coach of the Year.

 

[Volfan2012]

If we had made our free throws and Diamond had shot anywhere near the way she usually does were ahead by 20 points.

 

[VolFootballnut]

The LadyVols always seem to have a tough game because of mistakes and bad shooting. They should be blowing out Missouri.

 

[stubbs9]

This is the players fault not coaches. With the free throws and layups missed we would be up by 20.

 

[armchair]

We had a chance to get a 20 point lead but of course basically fell apart the last 6/7 minutes of that quarter on both ends. Missouri is actually not very talented--that is obvious. They apparently are good at making threes--but our size and length is bothering them. We got very sloppy, missed easy shots, missed free throws, lost our defensive intensity and let mizzou back in the game--as usual.

 

[Volfan2012]

Hopefully they keep shooting horribly from the three. They can't win without making 8 or more. We got to finish aggressively were short arm to many shots. Reynolds is the worst at doing it.

 

[Pat4life]

Yep Yep. Reynolds why is she on the court. ugh

 

[GameTime]

Get the ball to russell and she loses it....Such a circus.

 

[armchair]

It is true--the players have to make freakin' shots. DeShields three wide open shots and not even close on any of them. Russell missed an absolute wide open layup--how????? Nared missed three straight free throws, then later missed a layup--she was fouled on the shot but still easily could have made it.

 

[GameTime]

Nared almost missed the rim on her free throw....

 

[Volfan2012]

Diamond will have to make some shots or I figure we lose. She is going to take at least ten and she needs to make at least five.

 

[boxerpupsrcool]

Yes, the players are missing shots and free throws, but all that still comes back to coaching, especially when we see the same mistakes game after game. the usual bone headed substitution pattern makes me scratch my head, but we see it every game so I'm used to it by now.